Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer (born May 25, 1972) is an American actress, author, and producer. She portrays Poppy Parnell on Apple TV+'s Truth Be Told.

Biography
Spencer was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Spencer graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1988. She studied at Auburn University at Montgomery, and graduated from Auburn University, where she majored in English with a double minor in journalism and theater.

Spencer made her stage debut in Los Angeles and originated the role of "LaSonia" in famed writer/director Del Shore's, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, starring opposite veteran actors Beth Grant, Dale Dickey and David Steen (2003). The play garnered Spencer and her fellow cast mates critical acclaim and a bevy of awards. Since then, Spencer has continued to see success as an actor in both film and television, working alongside Hollywood's elite. In February 2009, she was lauded by Los Angeles Times publication: The Envelope, for her brief but memorable performance in the Will Smith drama Seven Pounds.